Berman with Dan Rather in Mogadishu, Somalia as the US Military invades. Watch here.

Berman is just out of frame, holding Dan Rather's leg during this hurricane.

Executive Producer Challenge America with Erin Brockovich

ABC/Mentorn 2001

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, this prime time special chronicled the six-day renovation of an historic amphitheater and rock-strewn soccer field in New York City with donated materials and
pro bono services.

The East River Park project got another boost last month when "Challenge America," an ABC television program that gathers volunteers for big civic projects to videotape the work and create a
program from it, pitched in to rebuild the amphitheater and eroded soccer field. They recruited architects, engineers, planners, laborers, materials and meals.

The volunteers worked around the clock for six days to meet the television show's deadline. The result was a new amphitheater and a reconstructed soccer field with artificial turf. The labor
and materials were valued at about $5 million, according to the Parks Department.

It is unusual for a neighborhood improvement group to succeed in a project of such scope and expense, though many try. "There are a lot of citizen's groups out there who are trying to get a
lot of things done," said Adrian Benepe, the Manhattan parks commissioner. Many neighborhood organizations struggle for years to accomplish much smaller projects, he added.